History (band)

History
히스토리
Background information
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop
Years active 2013–present
Labels LOEN Entertainment
KISS Entertainment (Japan)
Associated acts IU, Fiestar
Website History Official Profile
Members
  • Kyungil
  • Dokyun
  • Sihyoung
  • Jaeho
  • Yijeong

History (Korean: 히스토리) is a South Korean boy group formed by LOEN Entertainment in 2013.[1] They debuted on April 26, 2013 with "Dreamer", featuring the narration of their labelmate IU. They are LOEN Entertainment's first boy group.[2]

History

Pre-debut

LOEN Entertainment announced on April 12, 2013 that they would be debuting their first male idol group named "History" on 26th of that month. At the same time, they unveiled two of the group's members, Kim Si-hyoung (who had previously appeared on Ulzzang Generation Season 3) and Jang Yi-jeong (who had appeared on Birth of a Great Star 2).[2]

Prior to their debut, Na Do-kyun had been a vocalist for the rock/ballad group Buzz under the stage name Na Yul, while Song Kyung-il had been a dancer with appearances in IU's "Beautiful Dancer" and Fiestar's "Vista" music videos, as well as performances of IU's "Cruel Fairy Tale" on SBS Inkigayo and GD TV. Kyung-il was also a part of the de facto group Nuthang (pronounced ‘new-thang’), whose members included Big Bang's G-Dragon and T.O.P among other figures.[3]

2013: Debut with "Dreamer", Just Now, and Blue Spring

In April 2013, LOEN Entertainment released a first teaser for the group starring IU, titled "Do you know us?".[4] A series of teaser trailers featuring the five members titled 'Real Dating Tip Book' was also released[5] and it was announced that actress and singer Son Dam Bi would appear in the upcoming music video for the group's debut single, "Dreamer".[6] The single was composed by Lee Min-soo and written by Kim Eana, featuring narration from IU and rap written by Sunny Hill's Misung. The group made their first live broadcast performance on Show! Music Core.

On August 20, History released the single "Tell Me Love" (produced by V.O.S's Choi Hyun-joon and composer Lim Kwang-wook, with lyrics by Eluphant's Keebee) and the mini-album Just Now.

The group's second mini-album Blue Spring was released in November of the same year, produced by Cho Young-chul and with lyrics by Kim Eana. The title track, "What Am I To You", was released on November 26[7] with a music video directed by Hwang Su-ah, who previously worked on IU's singles "The Red Shoes" and "Good Day" as well as Ga-In's "Bloom". Shortly after that, Yijeong featured on IU's single "Friday" from the repackage album Modern Times- Epilogue. The single was a domestic and international success, charting at number one on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.[8]

2014 - present: Desire, Beyond the History, and HIM

On June 23, 2014, History made their comeback with the five-track EP Desire,[9] including the title track "Psycho", composed by Lee Min-soo and East4A with lyrics by Kim Eana. Yijeong participated in writing the lyrics for the tracks "I Got U" and "Blue Moon". Longtime producer Cho Young-chul, who had previously worked on History's debut single "Dreamer" and their previous mini-albums Just Now and Blue Spring, also participated in the EP's production.

History released their fourth EP Beyond the History on May 20, 2015,[10] along with the title track "Might Just Die".

The following year, on April 11, 2016, they released their fifth EP HIM,[11] with the title track "Queen".

Members

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Title Album details Tracklist Peak chart positions Sales
KOR[13] JPN[14]
Korean
Just Now
  • Released: August 20, 2013
  • Label: LOEN Entertainment
  • Length: 17:34
 19[15] —
Blue Spring
  • Released: November 28, 2013
  • Label: LOEN Entertainment
  • Length: 17:16
 16[17] —
Desire
  • Released: June 23, 2014
  • Label: LOEN Entertainment
  • Length: 18:17
 10[19] —
Beyond The History
  • Released: May 21, 2015
  • Label: LOEN Entertainment
  • Length: 17:50
 8[21] —
Him
  • Released: April 10, 2016
  • Label: LOEN Entertainment
  • Length: 20:43
 3[23] 27

Singles

Korean Singles

Album information Track listing
Dreamer
  • Released: April 26, 2013
  • Length: 11:36
  • Language: Korean
  1. "Dreamer (Narr. IU)"
  2. "D-Day"
  3. "The Last Time"

Japanese singles

Year Singles Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
Oricon Daily		 JPN
Oricon Weekly
2015 "消えてしまった My Love" 3 7
  • JPN: 17,200+
 Non-album release
"Lost" 3 6
  • JPN: 34,300+

Awards

Year Awards Category Result
2013 5th MelOn Music Awards Best New Artist Nominated
2014 28th Golden Disk Awards New Rising Stars Nominated

References

  1. ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2013/09/25/loen-entertainment-to-split-their-artist-division-into-multiple-labels/
  2. 1 2 "KPOP NEWS - Loen Ent. Releaes Details on Its First Male Idol Group History | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  3. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/04/loen-entertainment-reveals-two-members-from-their-first-idol-boy-group-history. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "IU asks "Do you know us?" in teaser for LOEN Entertainment's first idol boy group 'HISTORY'". Allkpop. April 14, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/04/loen-entertainment-releases-history-member-kim-si-hyungs-spirited-real-dating-tip-book-trailer. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Son Dam-Bi flaunts her goddess beauty for rookie group HISTORY's MV". en.asiatoday.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  7. ↑ "KPOP NEWS - [Video] History Wants to Know 'What Am I To You' in New MV | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  8. ↑ "K-Pop Hot 100: IU Hits No. 1 With 'Friday,' Ties Chart Record". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  9. ↑ "Kpop Star Album - DESIRE by HISTORY | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  10. ↑ "Kpop Star Album - Beyond The HISTORY by HISTORY | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  11. ↑ "Him by HISTORY on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "KPOP News - The charming 5 men of HISTORY | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  13. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "2016 Oricon Albums Chart – June Week 4". Oricon. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Gaon Chart week 35". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  16. ↑ Cumulative Sales for Just Now:
  17. ↑ "Gaon Chart week 49". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  18. ↑ Cumulative Sales for Blue Spring:
  19. ↑ "Gaon Chart week 27". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  20. ↑ Cumulative Sales for Desire:
  21. ↑ "Gaon Chart week 22". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  22. ↑ Cumulative Sales for Beyond The History:
  23. ↑ "Gaon Chart week 16". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart - Half Year 2016 (see 41 & 43)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved July 10, 2016.

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